And it will be,וְהָיָהbecauseעֵקֶבyou listen toתִּשְׁמְעוּןtheseהָאֵלֶּהrulesאֵת הַמִּשְׁפָּטִיםand keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּםand doוַעֲשִׂיתֶםthem,אֹתָםthat YHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָwill keepוְשָׁמַרwith youלְךָthe covenantאֶת הַבְּרִיתand the loyal loveוְאֶת הַחֶסֶדthatאֲשֶׁרhe sworeנִשְׁבַּעto your fathers.לַאֲבֹתֶיךָ
Deuteronomy 7:12
Study it in the app“And it will be, because you listen to these rules and keep and do them, that YHWH your Elohim will keep with you the covenant and the loyal love that he swore to your fathers.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 7:12, word by word
- And it will beהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- becauseעֵקֶבekev
because
A word linking a cause to what follows: "because", "since".
Where else “ekev” appears- you listen toתִּשְׁמְעוּtishmu
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “tishmu” appears- rulesמִּשְׁפָּטִיםmishpatim
rule
Each of the rules the law gives for concrete cases of life.
Where else “mishpatim” appears- and keepשְׁמַרְתֶּםshemartem
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “shemartem” appears- and doעֲשִׂיתֶםasitem
carry out
To do what is commanded.
Where else “asitem” appears- that YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- the covenantבְּרִיתberit
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berit” appears- and the loyal loveחֶסֶדchesed
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chesed” appears- he sworeנִשְׁבַּעnishba
swear
To promise with God as witness.
Where else “nishba” appears- to your fathersאֲבֹתֶיavote
forefather
Ancestors, those who came before in the family.
Where else “avote” appears
The context
11So keep the commandment, the statutes, and the rules that I am commanding you today, to carry them out.
12 · This verse (above)
13He will love you, bless you, and multiply you; he will bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground, your grain, your new wine, and your oil, the offspring of your cattle and the young of your flock, on the land that he swore to your fathers to give you.